[brundolf]

That's actually pretty insightful (and more interesting than the usual "kids these days grrr" flavor this subject usually takes on)

I could see this being a "pick two" scenario:

1) Low visual noise

2) High visual legibility

3) High density

The industry used to pick 2 and 3, now they tend towards 1 and 2, but it may genuinely not be possible to have all three